Rising idol Nao Oriyama, a member of Shonen Ninja, has been cast in the leading role of the new iteration of the stage play Equus. The production will open in late January 2026 at Tokyo Globe Theatre, followed by performances in mid-February at Sankei Hall Breeze in Osaka. Not official. This marks Oriyama's first leading … Continue reading Shonen Ninja’s Nao Oriyama to Star in “Equus,” a Timeless Masterpiece, in a Bold New Stage Production
When the curtain fell on ANDO, there was no grand spectacle leftโonly quiet gratitude, shared glances, and the kind of silence that comes after youโve given everything you have. What lingered on stage wasnโt just applause, but the pulse of something lived and feltโfifty performancesโ worth of dreams, doubt, laughter, and courage. Produced under Shochiku … Continue reading ANDO Final Curtain Call: Because youโre here, Iโm here
As previously announced, SixTONES' Juri Tanaka stars in the stage play called โBokura no nanoka kan Sensou 2025โ (Seven Days War), which will be performed from 24 August to 2 September at Tokyo Tatemono Brillia HALL and in five other venues across Japan, including Osaka, Aichi and Kumamoto. I will write an exclusive review of the … Continue reading Stage Review: Bokura no nanoka kan Sensou 2025
This August, SixTONESโ Yugo Kochi took center stage in the theatrical production "Aru Hi, Aru Toki, Nai Otoko", opening at The Globe Tokyo before continuing to Osaka and Fukuoka. Iโll be bringing readers an exclusive review, offering an insider look at the performance, the cast, and the unique energy of this stage adaptation for Dumpling … Continue reading Stage Review: Aru Hi, Aru Toki, Nai Otoko
Travis Japanโs Noel Kawashima (30) will take on his first-ever solo leading role in the stage play The Man Who Had All the Luck, running from November 14 to December 2 at the Tokyo Globe Theatre. Written by world-renowned playwright Arthur Miller and first performed in New York in 1944, the play is celebrated as … Continue reading Travis Japan’s Noel Kawashima Takes a Lead Role in Miller’s Classic Play ‘The Man Who Had All the Luck’
Originally performed in August 2001 as Europe Kikaku's 8th production, this play has since been staged three times by the theater troupe and was adapted into a film by Motohiro Katsuyuki in 2005. Written by Ueda Makoto, the story takes place in a university's sci-fi research club room and follows a group of young students … Continue reading Shonen Ninja’s Koki Kawasaki, Waku Motoki, Hideki Ajima, and Yusei Nagase, and more, to star in new “Summer Time Machine Blues” stage play
Ae! groupโs Yoshinori Masakado is set to take the stage in a bold new production of "Twelfth Night," Shakespeareโs timeless comedy of mistaken identity and love gone awry. The production, directed by acclaimed stage visionary Shintaro Mori, will run from October to November at Tokyo Globe Theatre, before heading to Morinomiya Piloti Hall in Osaka … Continue reading Masakado Yoshinori Takes on Female Role in Shakespeareโs Twelfth Night Stage Adaptation
On a frigid winter day in Tokyo, my heart was warmed by the stage play ใใฉใใใๆใใฆใใพใใใ ใ (English title: Youโre Going to Fall in Love Anyways). This slice-of-life adaptation of the popular manga follows five childhood friends in their second year of high school. With lively cast interactions and even moments of audience participation, this play … Continue reading Stage Report:ใใฉใใใๆใใฆใใพใใใ ใYouโre Going to Fall in Love Anyways
A British Branford Bowes Prize-winning children's book โMy Sister Lives on the Mantelpieceโ by Annabel Pitcher has been adapted into stage productions as Office Shika's first series from โOFFICE SHIKA x Childrenโs Literature Series.โ โMy Sister Lives on the Mantelpieceโ stage adaptation premiered on November 21 and ran until December 1 at CBGK Shibugeki. After … Continue reading Lil Kansai’s Fuga Onishi Shines in ‘My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece’
When I was a student, every spring my high school chorus teacher would select a musical for us to watch for our final exam. One year she chose a 2005 film called THE PRODUCERS, and my life forever changed after watching that zany musical film. The whole classroom was in stitches with its comedy, bobbing … Continue reading Stage Report: Hamada and Kamiyama try to produce the worst musical possible in the stage version of THE PRODUCERS
